A position is available immediately to work in the group of Dr John Rafferty at the University of Sheffield for structural studies of proteins involved in DNA recombination in Gram-positive organisms. The group focuses particularly on those proteins that bind Holliday junctions and has determined structures of three different junction resolvase enzymes and a DNA complex. The study will centre around X-ray crystallographic investigation of protein-DNA complexes but a range of biophysical and biochemical techniques will be applied as necessary. A strong background in structural biology is required and additional skills in molecular biology and macromolecule purification are highly desirable. The applicant must be a confident team player and have excellent spoken and written English. The post is funded by the BBSRC and is tenable for three years.
############################################################################### Dr J.B.Rafferty Dept Molecular Biology & Biotechnology University of Sheffield Firth Court, Western Bank Tel. +44 (114) 2222809 Sheffield. S10 2TN FAX +44 (114) 2222800 U.K.
